Grounded guide: How to find and collect Raw Science, and what it’s for
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Surviving in Obsidian Entertainment’s latest game,Grounded, requires certain knowledge, and lots ofGrounded beginner tips and tricks, but it also asks for players to accumulate a special currency-like resource known as Raw Science. This bizarre, floating substance can be turned around and spent to unlock new upgrades and technologies, likefloors and stairs for your multi-story base. Where to find this stuff and what it does isn’t always clear, however, so we’ve compiled everything we know in this Grounded guide.
Here’s how to find and collect Raw Science in Grounded, and what Raw Science is used for:
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Obsidian Entertainment makes its exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
What is Raw Science in Grounded?
Raw Science is an amorphous resource that’s usually pink in hue, takes the general shape of a shaky orb, and is filled with a variety of strange geometric shapes and designs. It’s definitely… strange, and not at all-natural. Raw Science may have something to do with Grounded’s growing story, and maybe even how the players were shrunk in the first place, but there’s not enough information to be certain. All we know is that Raw Science can be collected by players, and then spent on upgrades and other perks.
Raw Science is absolutely necessary to progress through the game in certain ways, allowing you to unlock things like superior torches, floors, and stairs to build sturdier and multi-story bases, and upgraded walls and defenses to turn your home into a fortress. That’s not the full list, and more will undoubtedly be added to the game as Grounded’sEarly Access and Game Previewprogresses over time. However, Raw Science can also be a little hard to get your hands on in any significant amount.
Here’s how to find and collect Raw Science in Grounded:
How can I find and collect Raw Science in Grounded?
Right now, there are three ways of finding and collecting Raw Science in Grounded, each with varying degrees of ease and amounts. Players can either: analyze resources and materials at certain lab locations; speak to BURG.L, a key NPC in Grounded, about accepting missions and quests; and find Raw Science scattered throughout the world in ponds, caves, labs, and more. As far as the difficulty of each method is concerned:
Every player should use a combination of these methods to find and collect Raw Science, especially since these methods usually have other benefits. Analyzing resources and materials can give you additional uses for those resources or materials, like crafting recipes. Search for Raw Science orbs gives you a reason to explore the world, leading to opportunities to discover other labs and new landmarks. And BURG.L’s quests offer a way to continue gaining Raw Science even if you’ve analyzed all your resources and materials, and you can no longer find new sources in the world. But once you have Raw Science, how do you use it?
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Here’s how to use Raw Science in Grounded to purchase upgrades:
How do I use Raw Science in Grounded?
If you’re interested in what kinds of things you can spend your Raw Science on in Grounded, you’ll first need to gain access to BURG.L. This means completing the first few story missions in Grounded like fixing the mysterious device and investigating the subsequent explosion at the base of the Oak Tree. Here’s how to use Raw Science in Grounded:
Once you have the hang of it, using Raw Science in Grounded is pretty straightforward. Never pass up an opportunity to collect more Raw Science, even if you think you’ve unlocked all the upgrades because you never know when the team at Obsidian Entertainment may add another BURG.L chip to Grounded, or even if there’s one just around the next corner that you haven’t found yet! Keep your eyes peeled, and keep adding to your Raw Science savings account.
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes its exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
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